interpret the writing in multiple ways. An example is Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte. This novel was written in 1846 during the Victorian era. Jane Eyre can be seen through multiple “lenses” per say due to the novels time period as well as universal ideas. Although there are many views a reader can take through Jane Eyre; feminism is shown through Jane’s character along with the overall treatment of women in the Victorian age. Jane breaks the stereotypical woman by becoming her own…
we have studied, particularly Jane Eyre, “We Are Seven”, and “Simon Lee, the old huntsman.” Firstly, death created and solved problems in Jane Eyre. The various deaths have shaped the protagonist’s actions and life. However, death has also formed the mood of the story, creating a sombre atmosphere, with a moderately happy ending. Similarly to Jane Eyre,…
Rochester, husband of Bertha, in Jane Eyre, plays the major role in both the works while Bertha has been given minor place in the Charlotte’s novel in comparison to Antoinette’s place in Wide Sargasso Sea. Through the novel Wide Sargasso Sea Antoinette is many times called Bertha.…
The three chapter one selections that were reviewed are Emma, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre. The three chapter one excerpts that are being discussed about have some same characteristics such as setting establishment, as well as detailed description about the character. All three novels establish their setting, set the tone, and develop a conflict that keeps the reader hooked to read more. Some of the selections are written toward a certain crowd such as Wuthering Heights, it suits those that…
where women live without the rights they have. The feminist movement has fought for the rights women have today; as the years went on, more ideas are brought up to further the feminist movement and make the genders equal. In the novel, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, Jane lives in an era where women are viewed as simply the mothers and caregivers. However, even in that era she challenges those views using feminist ideals and later replaces them with expectations closer to how women are viewed…
materialist philosophy, and the situation of the working class. An example of books that represented the ongoing cultural concepts of this period are “Jane Eyre” and “hard times”. These clearly portray the…
Charlotte Brontë wrote Jane Eyre during a time when women didn’t enjoy the autonomy they have today. From the very beginning of the book, the eponymous main character Jane Eyre faces a struggle with her identity as a woman. John Reed exerts his authority over Jane in attempts to belittle her womanhood with physical abuse. Other men that Jane meets in her life treat her the very same, demanding authority over her womanhood. This treatment originates from the very beginning of Jane Eyre. The…
Charlotte Bronte’s literary piece Jane Eyre has established its name as one of the most skillfully written Gothic romance works in the Victorian era and now in present time. Delving deeper into the world within the novel, Bronte reveals a tale where love is perpetuated as the last step to self accomplishment along with thematic elements of gender criticism, feminism and love vs. autonomy. The contrast between Bronte’s novel and Franco Zeffirelli’s cinematic piece Jane Eyre (1996) is clearly…
Comparison of Mr. Rochester’s and St. John Rivers’ relationships towards Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre provides two masculine characters who show an interest in taking Jane to wife. Edward Rochester and St. John Rivers are the two men in Jane Eyre’s life when it comes to courtship and marriage. Both are interesting and different in their approach. In the process of meeting and getting to know the both men, Jane goes through a mental process of getting to know herself and her…
change in personality too. In Bronte’s Jane Eyre, the relationship between Jane Eyre and Helen Burns at Lowood influences Jane’s lifelong decision to stay independent, which ultimately reveals that independence must be demonstrated to be learned. Helen Burns's reaction to her punishments, extensive knowledge, and view of religion influences Jane to stay independent. Though there are many ways in which Helen influences Jane, her most important influences help Jane look beyond a situation to…